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Category: Minnesota

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Breaking Point: Minnesota’s mining legacy includes massive lake of wastewater

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now November 26, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Maji ya Chai Land Sanctuary founder Rebeka Ndosi

by Great Lakes Now October 31, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection

by Circle of Blue October 28, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Food, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Manoomin as medicine

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now October 25, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBudget, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

by Inside Climate News October 4, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS Roundup: Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now September 27, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now September 27, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: A conversation about Ojibwe history in Fur Trade Nation

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now August 29, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Key figure in Ohio bribery scandal dead by suicide

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now April 18, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Through a Glass Darkly

by Sean Ericson, Great Lakes Now March 29, 2024November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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